If I recall correctly, my steering shafts had center punch marks near the
coupler to index where the shafts were originally located and the punch marks
line up with the splits in the coupler. This may have be done some time later
on.
There was also a blue painted dot on the lower shaft where it seemed that from
the factory, once the steering box was built and before oil was added to the
box, a paint mark was placed on the shaft where the oil fill hole is located to
indicate straight forward.
I'm pretty sure that the steering wheel can be realigned by removing one of the
bolts on the coupler and pulling on the wheel will disconnect the shaft and
coupler, then the shaft can be rotated and reset to another spline in the shaft
to straighten the wheel without disconnecting anything else. The crush sleeve
will have to be loosened on the end of the horn and turn signal wire tube at
the bottom of the steering box to allow the tube and wires to be pulled with
the wheel and upper shaft. You should only have to pull it about an inch to
clear the coupler splines and rotate it to another location.
Spreading the coupler split with a screw driver may help loosen the grip
between the shaft and coupler.
Of course, if you have an early TR with the one piece steering column, then
you'd have to pull the steering wheel off for realignment.
Dave H.
> On August 12, 2019 at 3:52 PM Jim Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> First, being relatively new to the TR3 line, I am noticing some of the bolts
> don't match up to my SAE wrenches. I have had to use metric on occasion.
> Haven't had this issue on the 4, 6 or 8. Are these Whitworth sized bolts
> and nuts which would mean I should invest in a set of those wrenches? I
> always like a new tool but want to check first.
>
> Secondly, what steps do I need to do to get the steering wheel lined up to
> be straight. The car tracks nicely down the road in a straight line but the
> steering wheel is at the 11 and 5pm clock positions left and right hands
> respectively. The shop manual says take off the front apron etc. Ouch.
> It's a 60 TR3A, is there an easier way to disconnect wheel like a TR6 to
> align correctly.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Henningsen
> Ocala, FL
>
> 60 TR3A
> 61 TR3A
> 62 TR4
> 75 TR6
> 82 Jeep CJ8
> 02 Triumph Trophy 1200
> Yes I have a sickness.
>
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